Fire Department

The city of New London is served by a state of the art fire and rescue department, staffed by 31 volunteer firefighters. Fourteen members are certified EMT-Bs and two are certified first responders. There are also three junior firefighters. All firefighters are or will be trained to Fire Fighter I standards. Equipment consists of two pumper trucks, a tanker, two brush trucks and a rescue vehicle, which contains a cascade system to refill self contained air packs on scene. The fire department was officially started in 1890 when the city council approved the purchase of buckets to form bucket brigades to fight fires. Prior to this date the citizens brought their own buckets to the fire scene.

Fire Officers:

Chief: Brad Helmerson

Assistant Chief: Reggie Williamson

Captains: Jon Brown, Carl Riley, David Gates and Curt Rude

Safety Officers: Steve Aanes and Mike Dickey

EMS Director: Ben Carter DC

EMS Captains: Curt Rude and Scott Neff

Fire Station phone numbers: 319-367-7709 to leave a message.

For emergencies call 911.